Description
The jv_dump_term function in jq 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. This issue has been fixed in jq 1.6_rc1-r0.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2016-5075 | The jv_dump_term function in jq 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. This issue has been fixed in jq 1.6_rc1-r0. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4787-1 | jq vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:17:30.898Z
Reserved: 2016-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-4074
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-05-06T17:59:07.303
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-4074
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN